The Animal That Turns Its Body to Stone to Survive

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00:00Ever seen a real-life Medusa?

00:02No, not the one with snakes for hair,

00:05but an animal so tough it can literally turn its body to stone to survive.

00:12Meet the Armadillo Lizard.

00:15This little dragon from South Africa has a survival trick that's straight out of a fantasy movie.

00:21When a predator like a snake or a big bird comes knocking,

00:24it doesn't just run and hide, it bites its own tail,

00:29rolls into an unbreakable spiky ball,

00:32and basically becomes a living rock.

00:36This armored ball defense makes it almost impossible for predators to get a bite.

00:41It's like having a built-in suit of armor that's both spiky and impenetrable.

00:47So the next time you think of amazing animal defenses, forget camouflage.

00:52Think of the lizard that says, talk to the scales.

00:56Nature is just wild, isn't it?

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